Spike or nail.



J. K; HUTGHINSON H. WALLACE.

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STATES FATE JOSIAH. KING HUromNsoN, or BEAVER, AND ROBERT Hanna WAL ACE, or New" BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPIKE OR NAIL.

Specification of I-ettersl'atent.

Application filed August 26, 1911. Serihl No. 646,241.

1NsoN, a resident of Beaver, in the county of eaver and State of Pennsylvania, and RoB- nn'r HENRY WALLA E, of New Brighton, in said county and State, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Spikes or Nails and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description thereof.

Our invention'relates to a spike or nail which acts as a sod stay and has for its special object a means of holding sodsnpon sloping or inclined surfaces to prevent them from slipping out of place after a shower of, rain or when walked upon.

The object'of our invention is to provide a cheap, simple and efiicient form of spike, nail sod holder or stay which can be formed from a single piece of metal and will be quickly and easilyformed, and may be used at any angle or on any incline to prevent the sods from slipping out of place.

To these ends our invention consists in the novel form of, spike or nail as herein after more specifically set forth and described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

To enable others skilled in the art to which our invent-ion appertains to make and use our improved spike or nail we will describe the same more fully referring to the accompanying drawing in which:

' Figure .l is afront elevation of our improved spike or nail. Fig. 2 is a top plan view ofthe'same. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view on the line 3-3 Fig. 1 looking in the Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the same partly broken away.

Like symbols of reference herein indicate like parts in each of the figures of the drawing.

As illustrated in .the drawing A represents our improved spike or nail which is formed of any suitable material, such as steel, brass,

etc., and. has an upright spike or shank portion 1 which tapers at its lower end to a sharp or flat point 2 and said spiked portion is curved at its upper end at a angle so that the top thereof forms an overhanging head portion 3 thereon. The overhanging portion 3 extends out from the spiked portion 1, a suitable distance and is provided with a lug or flange extending out from each side of said overhanging portion to form a T head or securing, portion iv-M: sheen iii- Figs. 2 and 3.. i

The sods" are placed side'by side in the usual manner in order to ,cot er the placedesired and their edges are placed close to ether to present-- the appearance of a grassy ank. It is very usual for the sods so placed to become spread apart by persons walking" over the same, or by the water from a recent rain soaking down between the ."same-and causing the sods to slide apart. In cases Patented July? where: the sods are placed on an incline or slope they are very apt to spread apart and slide' after a light rain and thus spoil the appearance of the sodded bank or slope and require resodding to repair the damage. After the sods are laid and placed in the position desired, the spike or'nail A is drivendown through the same in any convenient part thereof and such stay passes entirely through said sod by its sharp or flat point 2 and enters the ground beneath such sod, the said point enabling such stay to be easily driven into the ground, while the spike portion 1 and overhanging portion 3 are of such firmness as to. permit hammering upon said overhanging portion to drive the point 2 .into the ground without injuring the shape of the same or bending it in any manner. The spike or nail A is hammered into the ground until the securing portion 4 rests firmly against the top of the sod and holds it securely against the ground.

.It is well known that it'is practically impossible to lay sods upon an incline or slope with any-degree of certainty as to their remaining in the position placed in, and even if stakes or spikes are used the sod on expanding after a shower ofrain will raise. itself above said stake or spike and slip down over the same, unless such stake is of an unusual height which is very undesirous on account of the appearance of the grassy slope.

With the use of our improved spike or nail the sod may be securely fastened to the ground as described and when so fastened will not be noticeable in any way, while rain or water will not 'cause the same to leave its position nor will the sod-be pushed from place-by a person walking uponvthe same, all of which has been proven from practical experiments with said spike or nail.

The spikes or nails may be placed at frequen't intervals throughout the area of the sod and may be removed after the sod has become rooted tot-he natural soil or may be sacrificing any of its advantages.

What we claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A spike or nail comprising a shank having a head substantially at a right angle thereto, said head being provided with outwardly extending port-ions on the sides of the same at a distance from said shank.

2. A spike or nail comprising a shank having a head substantially at a right angle thereto, said head being provided with outwardly extending portions on the sides of the same at the end thereof.

3. A spike or nail comprising a shank having a headsubstant-ially at a rightangle thereto, said head being provided with out. wardly extending portions on the sides; oi?

the same and at the outer extremity of -t-he-- same.

In testimony whereof, We the said JOSIAH KING HUTQHINSON and ROBERT HENRY WALLACE have hereunto set our hands.

JOSIAH KING HUTOHINSON.

ROBERT HENRY WALLACE. Witnesses:

W. C. Goons,

T. B. IIUMPI-IRIES.I

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 17. C. 

